Online Course Design Guidelines

The following guidelines provide a roadmap for instructors during the course design process or as a “self-evaluation” tool to assist instructors in revision of an existing online course using the rubric and suggested examples. This research-informed framework highlights key components essential to a high quality learning experience for students.

Items marked with ** are recommended in all fully online courses at the University of Toronto.

The full Course Design Checklist in PDF format is available for download or may be browsed by guideline topic area: